GLASGOW (SCOTLAND)
The Scottish Sun
June 28, 2020
By Rebecca Gray
A CATHOLIC priest has been charged over alleged child sex offences, we can reveal.
Father Neil McGarrity, 56, was removed from his parish in Riddrie, Glasgow, after he was arrested by cops over the allegations.
The clergyman, who leads services at St Thomas the Apostle Church, is accused of alleged offences over a number of years.
A source said: “The allegations have left the congregation stunned.
“Father McGarrity is the senior priest at St Thomas and has been there for a long time.
“Everyone is in complete shock.”
All the alleged incidents are said to have taken place between December 2017 and March of this year.
Cops said a man aged 56 was arrested as part of a probe into alleged “sexual offences involving children”
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